HI SR40

Board of Agriculture must conduct a study on the percentage of state-leased agricultural lands that are suitable for farming and actively used for farming purposes.

For each agricultural lease transferred from one lessee to another, the Board must determine: lease rent amount, cost of infrastructure improvements by original lessee, sum paid by the new lessee, and the amount of that sum going to the State.

Study addresses concerns that some state agricultural leases are used as residences or non-agricultural businesses, and that lessees profit from lease transfers without benefiting the State.

Board of Agriculture must submit findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2027 Regular Session convenes.